For some reason, I just love metal dies. Sure, I realize there are alternatives out there with electronic machines and digital files. However, there is something about running a die manually through a machine and picking out the different types of paper to layer together, that I just love. Putting together 3D dies, for me,Continue reading “Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Cosmos Layering Die Set Release Blog Hop + Giveaway”
Category Archives: Techniques
Altenew Love & Friendship Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway
Hey Hoppers! Today I am creating with some of the new, fabulous stamps and dies from Altenew to create some amazing creations! Anytime I can get my hands on an alphabet stamp or die set, I’m all on it. I love creating custom sentiments and cards for friends! You can see the two cards IContinue reading “Altenew Love & Friendship Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway”
New Tool in Town – Penguin Palace September Blog Hop
Welcome to Penguin Palace’s first ever Blog Hop. I’m thrilled to be joining a group of talented artists in featuring Penguin Palace’s latest Fall 2020 Release. The star of this release is not just the cool stamps and dies, but the Stencils 360 tool! I will have a video tutorial up later in the dayContinue reading “New Tool in Town – Penguin Palace September Blog Hop”
Altenew Geometry & Nature Stencils Release Blog Hop + Giveaway
Geometric stamps stencils are my absolute favourite because there is so much you can do with them. They are super versatile and fit nearly every occasion – just switch up the colours and you have a completely different card every time! I also love creating these as backgrounds to have in my stash for whenContinue reading “Altenew Geometry & Nature Stencils Release Blog Hop + Giveaway”
Personalized Christmas Cards for 2020
Personalizing your Christmas Cards may seem like a difficult task, but today I’m showing off 4 ways to personalize your Christmas Cards in 2020. Creating custom cards can easily be done by adding a photo, using a person’s name or surname, incorporating a hobby or hand-lettering a card. I’m going to show you four easyContinue reading “Personalized Christmas Cards for 2020”
Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Daisy Release Blog Hop + Giveaway
Today I am creating with the Craft-A-Flower: Daisy Layering Die Set ( ALTN ) and participating in a blog hop celebrating this beautiful set. I don’t know about you but I just love all things layering – stamps, dies, stencils, you name it, I love it! So of course, I can’t just create one daisyContinue reading “Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Daisy Release Blog Hop + Giveaway”
World of HeART 2020 – Live Crafting
A few days ago, I was a part of a live event on YouTube in which several people participated. We all crafted for one hour and everyone made beautiful projects. I decided to play around with my nesting dies, my stencils and my Distress Oxide Inks. There are hours of entertainment throughout these different liveContinue reading “World of HeART 2020 – Live Crafting”
How to Use Gilding Flakes
I’m not going to lie, gilding flakes have been sitting in my drawer for months (or years?!) and I have never used them. In fact, I even purged them once and vowed never to buy them again. But, I caved and wanted to try something new so here I am showing off a few gildingContinue reading “How to Use Gilding Flakes”
3 Card Folds to Change Things Up!
Today I am showing three different card folds while still keeping the rectangle shape of the card. These folds are so much better because these will fit in standard envelopes than other folds that make things very complicated. Today I’m featuring the Gatefold Card, Dutch Door and Clear Window ideas. You can see all theseContinue reading “3 Card Folds to Change Things Up!”
5 Different Ways to Use Vellum
Today I am exploring 5 different ways to use vellum. As an elegant-style, cardmaker I find vellum to be something I use quite often. I don’t create cards often with the idea of using vellum, but often I use vellum to calm down backgrounds that are too busy for me. Belly Bands I love creatingContinue reading “5 Different Ways to Use Vellum”